John Rentoul
John Rentoul is a political commentator for The Independent on Sunday and former leader writer for The Independent. He is the author of two acclaimed biographies of Tony Blair and has worked as a television journalist and as deputy editor of the New Statesman.
John Rentoul: The Treasury mole myth new
Rachel Sylvester's column today is as sharp as ever, although my sympathy for ministers and civil servants who have to spend time answering Freedom of Information questions is limited. But in discussing the wider implications of the Damian Green business, she does perpetuate the myth of the Treasury mole.
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John Rentoul: The police are a law unto themselves
Sunday, 30 November 2008
Raiding four addresses on the basis of 'inference' and 'intelligence' alone, the Met has overstepped its mark
John Rentoul: Making sense of the polls
Sunday, 30 November 2008
The Ipsos-MORI poll in today's Observer changes the story again, replacing a three-point Conservative lead from 12 days ago with an 11-point lead. The previous poll looks like an outlier; this is nearer the top of the bell curve.
John Rentoul: End of commentary on Damian Green
Sunday, 30 November 2008
Donpaskini has the last word:
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Sunday, 30 November 2008
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Sunday, 30 November 2008
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Sunday, 30 November 2008
John Rentoul: Is this the stupidest man in Britain?
Saturday, 29 November 2008
What Richard Littlejohn writes is usually of no consequence. As far as I can make out much of it is supposedly satirical doggerel about the supposed evils of the Government. But today's dose of poison is particularly offensive and factually incorrect.
John Rentoul: In defence of state secrecy
Saturday, 29 November 2008
Important case at the information tribunal expected to be decided in January. In the current climate, in which whistleblowers are canonised and all government secrets must be made public, Jonathan Swift, counsel for the Cabinet Office, is arguing the hard case.
John Rentoul: The only time I ever agreed with Peter Hitchens
Friday, 28 November 2008
John Rentoul: Boot, foot. Biter, bit
Friday, 28 November 2008
Outrageous, obviously, although no one yet knows the full facts behind Damian Green's arrest yesterday. But joyous too, certainly. To hear the squealing from the Conservative blogs and newspapers about the political use of the police, about how Jacqui Smith (at least) if not Gordon Brown (probably) ordered the arrest of a political opponent.
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The idiocy and graft at work in the system barely merits a second glance.
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Sometimes the public feel the perpetrator should not be released.
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Why was Damian Green arrested with such spectacular insensitivity?
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